This turquoise little catch-all bin has been waiting patiently to be decorated. I considered writing Junk, or Stuff, or Misc., but it was 10:00 at night and 4-5 letter words seemed like a daunting task. I was looking to take some shortcuts.

Ampersand? Sold!

I seem to make quicker decisions when I'm tired.

Then I got sucked into the time warp of deciding on the perfect color.

When I spotted the coral color, little neurons started firing throughout my brain (I don't even know what that means or if I said it right...) I had JUST SEEN a super cute outfit of coral and turquoise over at 49 Dresses, I have several coral and turquoise outfits and home decor pinned on pinterest, and..... I have a turquoise and coral chevron blanket that I'm selling in the Somethings Sale!!! Mover over Kevin Bacon -- coral and turquoise are comin' for ya!

I saw them used on a mantle display at Hula Seventythis past Spring and decided right then and there I needed to start collecting them.

I was on a real hot streak -- found 'em at three estate sales in a row...

Then nothing. Like 200 garage sales later kind-of-nothing.

And you know how that goes... You always want what you can't have, and I WANT MORE TREES.

I go to garage sales and ask for them.

I ask my friends who go to garage sales to ask for them.

I text my mother when she's at garage sales and remind her to ask for them.

No one has been able to get me MORE TREES.

And yes, I know I can buy them at Michaels or Jo-Anns all new and fresh, sealed in a cellophane bag. But those are rookie bottle brush trees. I want the old guys. The senior citizens of bottle brush trees. The wise ones that know a thing or two about Christmas and have seen Santa come down the chimney.

Those are the kind of tress that are deserving of a place in the spotlight a vintage mason jar at the
Somethings Sale.

It's about to get ca-razy up in here! The 7 day countdown for my friends & family Somethings Sale starts tomorrow. In honor of that I'll be posting 7 sneak peaks over the next week!

First up - Readers Digest Books and this upcycled, white distressed step ladder with stenciled numbers.

I am always on the lookout for these Readers Digest Condensed books. You can stack them and put a vase of flowers or a picture frame on top, or you can just group them in sets of 2 or 3 and display the patterned covers or colorful spines. I have about 15 of these that will be available at the sale.

It's official -- I'm throwin' a party!! Friends and family have been bribed invited to come shop my collection of treasures and upcycled furniture and decor.

BIG Thanks to my friend Stacey over at Poochie Prints for designing the above ADORBS evite. Stacey is one of the most talented gals I know -- she has an incredible eye for design, is an awesome artist, and might just be one of the nicest people ever. Check out her website and her blog -- I love these new silhouettes she's offering in both prints or ornaments.